Hensley Mountain
Hensley Mountain rises to 965 m in North Carolina. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 965 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 8.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 13.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 15.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 12 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 25 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 26 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 1.2 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mill Knob: 2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Big Knob: 2.3 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 9.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Trillium Falls: 1.8 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 3.5 mi
- Margarette Falls: 4.7 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 5.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Moye Rest: 6.3 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.7 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 14.4 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 14.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Doak House Museum: 13.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 13.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.4 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 14.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 10.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 12.5 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Rock Bridge: 21.0 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 21.0 mi
- Friends: 21.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 21.0 mi
- Stream: 21.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.4 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 17.3 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Hensley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | NE 37° | 1,480 m | 3.3 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | WNW 289° | 1,480 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gravel Knob | NNE 24° | 1,478 m | 4.1 mi |
| Big Butt | NNE 19° | 1,467 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,438 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wilson Knob | NE 43° | 1,396 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | ESE 114° | 1,393 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lick Rock | SE 126° | 1,393 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807618
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 27 mi
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